Question

Imagine you are reading a story about a character named Miguel. Miguel always helps out at his father’s bakery after school and plans on taking over the business someday. One day, Miguel decides that he hates baking and trashes his father’s shop. The introduction of this new pot point is an example of ______.

A. A conclusion
B. A contrivance
C. A climax
D. An anticlimax

Answer 1

A contrivance

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. A contrivance

Step-by-step explanation:

A plot contrivance is an event in a narrative that is extremely unlikely to happen, but that is still technically possible. In this case, the readers have no reason to think that Miguel would suddenly change his mind and destroy the shop. Therefore, although technically possible, the event is not realistic. A narrative that is full of plot contrivances is usually of bad quality, as it lacks a realistic plot and character development.